VV: I think I might have said this before, but you are very hard to please when it comes to FSS kits.

I don't hold anything against the WSC Gastness, overall it's very nice. But I don't feel the need to grab one right away. I'm sure the WSC version will be readily available for at least a few years to come, so in this case I will agree with VV. I'll wait to see what (if anything) Volks can come up with and compare the two versions before making a purchase.

Well, yes... Volks release schedule is seriously delayed (if not late). But that doesn't mean they will never release a gastness. Considering how nearly everything WSC has produced is available on a regular basis, I just don't see the need to rush.

If some of you do get a gastness soon, how about one of you painting it immediately? Which one of you talented modellers will be the first (outside of asia) to show a completed gastness?!

elemental wrote:Well, yes... Volks release schedule is seriously delayed (if not late). But that doesn't mean they will never release a gastness. Considering how nearly everything WSC has produced is available on a regular basis, I just don't see the need to rush.

If some of you do get a gastness soon, how about one of you painting it immediately? Which one of you talented modellers will be the first (outside of asia) to show a completed gastness?!

I kind of doubt that Volks pace will ever match that of days gone by. I anticipate that Volks' future MH releases will be few and far between... meaning they'll probably stick to the most important designs? Or so I would expect. Gastness might not be important enough for Volks to bother with it... we may see another character book out before Volks does many more MH.

All that aside, I'd be getting a WSC gastness regardless. After a brief period of disappointment (after seeing WSC Engages, Neptune...), I am once again a firm fan of WSC style.

Although I hope to have a Gastness by March, I'm sure I won't be getting around to painting it anytime soon... sorry Elemental. You know I need to get through my stack of recasts first...

KOG wrote:I kind of doubt that Volks pace will ever match that of days gone by. I anticipate that Volks' future MH releases will be few and far between...

I like to remain optimistic.

Would Hirai etc make a full time living sculpting for Volks? These days, probably not. Perhaps Volks' lack of new releases is due to certain of their sculptors being unavailable/busy/pre-occupied with other work/life/etc?

Although I hope to have a Gastness by March, I'm sure I won't be getting around to painting it anytime soon... sorry Elemental. You know I need to get through my stack of recasts first...

Damn you and your 50 year plan!
I look forward to the day you show something that isn't 10 years old!

elemental wrote:What I want is irrelevant. What Volks probably wants is to not be outdone by WSC. It wouldn't surprise me if Volks decided to release a gastness for no other reason than because WSC has done one.

Mmmm.... then Volks would have to do a Berlin Sr2 and a Flamberge Temple as well...